{"id":18915,"date":"2023-09-11T12:42:00","date_gmt":"2023-09-11T16:42:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cinemadailyus.com\/?p=18915"},"modified":"2023-12-12T03:40:55","modified_gmt":"2023-12-12T08:40:55","slug":"brad-anderson-to-direct-seventh-film-in-the-living-dead-franchise","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cinemadailyus.com\/?p=18915","title":{"rendered":"Brad Anderson to Direct Seventh Film in the &#8216;Living Dead&#8217; Franchise"},"content":{"rendered":"\r\n<p>Shooting is expected to begin later this year on <em><strong>T<\/strong><strong>wilight of the Dead,<\/strong><\/em> the \u201cseventh and final installment\u201d of the Living Dead franchise. Brad Anderson will be sitting in the director\u2019s chair, says an exclusive story in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/movies\/movie-news\/brad-anderson-direct-george-a-romero-twilight-of-the-dead-1235585266\/\"><em>Hollywood Reporter<\/em><\/a>. The screenplay for the new film is being written by a trio of scribes: Joe Knetter, Robert Lucas, and Paola Zelati.<br><div style=\"position:absolute;left:-99195px;\"> online pharmacy <a href=\"https:\/\/bioage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/png\/advair.html\">buy advair<\/a> with best prices today in the USA <\/div>\n<br> Anderson is known for directing such films as <em><strong>The Machinist<\/strong><\/em>, <em><strong>Section 9<\/strong><\/em>, and <em><strong>The Call<\/strong><\/em>.<br \/><br \/>The upcoming film is being produced and financed by Roundtable Entertainment, which is partnering with the George A.<br><div style=\"position:absolute;left:-99195px;\"> online pharmacy <a href=\"https:\/\/bioage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/png\/zoloft.html\">buy zoloft<\/a> with best prices today in the USA <\/div>\n<br> Romero estate on the project. It has been fifty-five years since Romero\u2019s classic <em><strong>Night of the Living Dead<\/strong><\/em> scared the daylights out of moviegoers with its graphic scenes of zombies running amok. Reflecting on that legendary film, Anderson described it as being maybe \u201cthe first real horror movie I ever saw\u2026its shock value, its keen social relevance, and even the means by which it made were all hugely inspirational to me.\u201d<br \/><br \/>Anderson declared further that <em><strong>Twilight of the Dead<\/strong> <\/em>would also be \u201ca zombie movie in which limbs fly and heads roll, but one that is also about social transformation, one that asks the question: What is it to be human? It is also a horror movie with \u2018heart\u2019 and, dare I say, hope.<br><div style=\"position:absolute;left:-99195px;\"> online pharmacy <a href=\"https:\/\/bioage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/png\/nolvadex.html\">buy nolvadex<\/a> with best prices today in the USA <\/div>\n<br>\u201d<br \/><br \/>John Baldecchi, one of the producers of the upcoming film, was quoted as saying: \u201cBrad [Anderson] is the ideal filmmaker to bring this project to life. Both Brad and George [Romero] began their careers in the independent film scene and have directed seminal movies in the genre space and beyond. Brad has had tremendous success both commercially and critically and Roundtable is thrilled to have him onboard to direct. <em><strong>Twilight of the Dead<\/strong><\/em> is the seventh and final chapter of the Dead series and we think Brad is the perfect storyteller to bring this cinematic tale about the human condition to life.\u201d <br \/><br \/><br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/cinemadailyus.com\/author\/edward-moran\/\">Check out more of Edward\u2019s articles.<\/a><\/p>\r\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Shooting is expected to begin later this year on Twilight of the Dead, the \u201cseventh and final installment\u201d of the Living Dead franchise. Brad Anderson will be sitting in the director\u2019s chair, says an exclusive story in the Hollywood Reporter. 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